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From: Richard Riehle <richard@adaworks.com>
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Subject: Re: [ARTICLE] Introducing the Ada programming language
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 23:31:27 -0700
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Jerry Petrey wrote:

> Richard's is also extremely well done.  I applaud both of you for helping
> to promote the language, especially at a time when so many outsiders think
> the language is dead.  Hopefully, efforts like these will help more people C
> the beauty, power and safety of this language before we all drown in a C of
> errors.

As a point of information, I am updating Ada Distilled (and correcting a few
small errors that have been brought to my attention by diligent readers) with
some additional examples.  I hope to have the new version posted to adapower
and adaic.org sometime in the November time frame.

Meanwhile, my thanks to the many people who have been sending me notes,
comments, and suggestions for the on-going updates.    I am still going to
strive to keep the book to around 100 pages.

Richard Riehle